Rwanda Genocide: Two ex-mayors get life sentence in France
Two former Rwandan mayors were sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday by a Paris court on charges of orchestrating the massacre of hundreds of Tutsis […]
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DRC: Dozen dead in clash between rebels and gov’t forces
At least eight Mai Mai rebels and six Congolese soldiers were killed at Lukweti, near northern Goma, local media reported on Sunday. The fighting took […]
UN renews UNAMID mandate in Darfur
The United Nations Security Council extended the mandate of the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) till June 30 next year. The move follows a […]
Boko Haram: UN releases $13m to Support Victims
The United Nations on Monday released $13 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to provide life-saving assistance for victims of Boko Haram insurgency […]
Africa, an ‘attractive’ route for drug lords – U.N
The United Nations Office on Drugs and crime said the African continent has been an attractive transit route for drug traffickers. In a report released […]
Fresh Violence in Chaotic CAR Kills Scores
At least 16 people were reportedly killed and twenty others injured in northern Central African Republic in an attack blamed on armed Fulani herdsmen and […]
Côte d’Ivoire: ONUCI local staff protest for compensation
Local staff of the United Nations mission in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) hit streets on Thursday in Abidjan and Bouake to demand compensation for the non-renewal […]
Malnutrition in Niger Reaches Emergency Threshold, UN
Malnutrition has reached a critical point in landlocked Niger, the United Nations said on Thursday. According to the UN, malnutrition among children in the west-African […]
Egypt: Cairo to Investigate Official’s Alleged Calling Africans “Dogs & Slaves”
Egypt’s foreign minister Tuesday said they would investigate allegations that an Egyptian official at UN Assembly on environment last week in Nairobi referred to Sub-Saharan […]
Five UN Togolese Peacekeepers killed in Mali
Five UN peacekeepers from Togo were killed in an ambush against a convoy of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on Sunday, […]